The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
40%
2
30%
3
21%
4
14%
5
8%
ASN Member Star Party -- Ad-Hoc
6
3%
ASN Steering Committee
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
4%
11
9%
12
15%
13
22%
14
30%
15
39%
16
49%
17
60%
18
70%
19
80%
20
88%
21
95%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
86%
27
77%
28
67%
29
57%
30
46%
31
36%
Darkest night
Tue 8 December · 0%
Fullest
Wed 23 December · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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